The towns we\u2019ve chosen are in no particular order, but we have <\/em>given them a rating system.<\/span><\/p>\n 🍺<\/big><\/big><\/big> \u2013 The Taps in Town icon rates the number of breweries, brewpubs, or total taps you\u2019ll find. If a spot has just one brewpub, but it has a hundred taps, it can still be rated well.<\/span><\/p>\n 🏅<\/big><\/big><\/big> \u2013 The Praise and Slays icon is for awards. Won multiple gold medals, swept a category, or just plain have a lot <\/em>of recognition? That city will rate highly in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n 🦄<\/big><\/big><\/big> \u2013 The Creative Spirit rating is awarded for a certain pioneering spirit, whether that\u2019s experimenting with unique ingredients or building a brew scene where there wasn\u2019t one before.<\/span><\/p>\n While you\u2019ll see a few of the usual contenders on the list, we\u2019ve tried to find the less well-known destinations for a \u201cbeery\u201d good time. After all, if you call yourself a beer lover, we\u2019re sure you\u2019ve heard of Toronto. It\u2019s time to break out your beer phrasebook and brush up on your slang\u2014we\u2019re about to drop some new knowledge on you.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll start with the obvious: Revelstoke is home to the 2017 Brewery of the Year, Mt. Begbie Brewing Co<\/strong>. Also, it\u2019s got tons of brewpubs, incredible scenery, and a super famous ski resort. Spend a day out on the slopes, then warm up with Mt. Begbie\u2019s perfect apres-ski beers: Cold Smoke, a smoky porter, and Bob\u2019s Your Dunkel, a chocolate-and-spice winter beer that won a gold medal at the BC Brewing Awards. These beers are probably rich enough to be your dinner, but if you want actual food, the mac and cheese at Craft Bierhaus<\/strong> is to die for\u2014as is their tap list, which is loaded with BC breweries.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n As Alberta has been saying \u201cgoodbye\u201d to restrictive liquor laws over the past few years, Lacombe has been saying \u201chello\u201d to a bustling craft scene. At Blindman Brewing<\/strong>, you\u2019ve got two 2017 CIBA medalists (River Session Ale and Ichorous Imperial Stout) and the latest and greatest sours and saisons on tap. Plus, their hop-shaped chandeliers are amazing. For a bite\u2014and some local pride\u2014with your beer, head to Cilantro & Chive<\/strong>, which has 120 craft beers showcasing Alberta\u2019s flavours. And it\u2019s not just the suds scene that\u2019s great here: Right next door to Blindman, Old Prairie Sentinel Distillery<\/strong> pours drinks with a little more \u201ckick.\u201d We told you Lacombe knew how to party!<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n For those in search of a true adventure, who believe life is about the journey\u2026we have a destination for you. Out in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on a little archipelago known as the Magdalen Islands, \u00e0 l\u2019Abri de la Temp\u00eate<\/strong> is taking \u201clocal\u201d to a whole new level. Mother Nature is the inspiration, with ingredients harvested right from the wild dunes and tempestuous ocean. Beers like Belle Saison, with island-grown flowers, and Corps Mort, made with smoked herring, are sure to tantalize your taste buds. To make those taste buds even happier, enjoy a seaside meal at the quaint Caf\u00e9 La Cote<\/strong>. Its location may be small and adorable, but its beer list is impressive.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n It might not surprise you that Halifax, with its legendary maritime history, is home to some truly legendary beers as well. Alexander Keith\u2019s<\/strong> India Pale Ale, which is only brewed in this very city, was first created for British soldiers nearly 100 years ago. Garrison Brewing Co.<\/strong> may not have that kind of clout, but it does have a very inventive beer: Spruce Beer, made with, you guessed it, entire spruce branches. Garrison knows how to party, too. They have an Oktoberfest from September 16 to October 3, and on Sept 24, the Halifax Beer Run ends here. The very latest trend, though, is cider, and the first cidery in Halifax just opened: Chain-Yard Urban Cidery<\/strong>. Check \u2018em out.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n Everyone knows Toronto is a top dog among beer destinations\u2026or should we say, top hop. But just 40 km south of the city lies the region of Halton, which has some of the most award-winning craft breweries in Ontario. Halton is ready to come out of its big brother\u2019s shadow, and places like Cameron\u2019s Brewing<\/strong> in Oakville prove it. This spot has a variety of award-winning beers that anyone can love: a barleywine, India pale lager, and a cream ale. In Burlington, Nickel Brook<\/strong> has four beers that have won medals, and you\u2019ll definitely want to try the Raspberry Uber Sour ale and the Uncommon Element brett beer, too. You\u2019ll thank us later.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n If you love your beer made from pure Canadian snowfall and locally grown ingredients, you\u2019ll love Whitehorse. Yukon Brewing<\/strong> was the first craft beer company in the Yukon territory, and their motto doesn\u2019t lie: It\u2019s \u201cBeer worth freezin\u2019 for!\u201d Sure, it\u2019s cold up here, but beers like their multi-award-winning Lead Dog Ale will warm you right up. Lovers of a good motto will find eternal \u201choppiness\u201d in Winterlong Brewing<\/strong>\u2019s on-the-nose names like Weekend Warrior IPA and Sweater Weather Oatmeal Stout. Top off all those IBUs with the Yukon Beer Festival <\/strong>in October, and you\u2019ve got a bunch of different ways to warm up in Whitehorse.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n Tatamagouche Oktoberfest<\/strong> is Atlantic Canada\u2019s largest Oktoberfest celebration, and that really says something, considering it takes place in a tiny town on the Northumberland Strait. This year\u2019s festival is on September 22 and 23, and if you call yourself a beer lover, you really can\u2019t miss it. Outside of Oktoberfest season, Tatamagouche Brewery Co.<\/strong>\u2019s organic beers keep this town feeling \u201choppy.\u201d Try the North Shore Lagered Ale, which took a bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Brewing Awards, or stock up on Rum-Barrel Aged Dreadnot India Black Ale for the winter ahead\u2014it will definitely have you feeling cozy.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t get much fresher than growing your very own hops on-site, harvesting them, and putting them directly into your beer\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what Farmery Estate Brewery<\/strong> does. This agri-tourism destination opened in 2012, the first in North America with a brewery and a farm under one roof. The tour is like none other, featuring combines and loads of heavy machinery, but the real highlight, of course, is the beer. Farmery Estate makes five \u201ccore\u201d beverages, even including a hard iced tea for the non-beer drinkers in your group (not that you would have any).<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n Saskatchewan is known as many things, not least of which is the loving nickname \u201cLentil Country.\u201d It\u2019s true\u2014SK produces most of the world\u2019s lentils, and they\u2019ve certainly embraced that fact, especially over at Rebellion Brewing<\/strong>, which uses local lentils in its unique Lentil Cream Ale. And while you\u2019ve probably heard of Bushwakker<\/strong>, one of the region\u2019s most well-known brewers, did you know they have a once-a-year beer that sells out within hours? Get your hands on their Blackberry Mead this December 2 and really impress your bottle share group. If you\u2019re just looking for a good old-fashioned lager, District Brewing<\/strong> has you covered: they brew four different types of lagers to please your palate.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n Yellowknife may only have one brewery, but it\u2019s an impressive one. NWT Brewing Co.<\/strong> is Canada\u2019s northernmost brewery, which is a pretty neat item to check off your beer bucket list (you know you have one). The Woodyard Brewhouse & Eatery<\/strong> is its sister brewpub, serving up all their flagship beers and tasty bites too. The Bug Repellent IPA is one for the hopheads, as it \u201chas enough citrus to keep skeeters at bay.\u201d It pairs great with the charcuterie board and conversations that go deep into the night. The next day, bison poutine at Wild Cat Caf\u00e9<\/strong> and a little hair of the dog will cure any hangover blues.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n High five to Newfoundland and Labrador! Why? According to Statistics Canada, they have the highest beer consumption per capita! And they\u2019re not just drinking any old beer. When it comes to sudsy experimentation, St. John\u2019s is synonymous with \u201cinnovation.\u201d Example: Quidi Vidi Brewing<\/strong>\u2019s Iceberg Beer is made of 25,000-year-old H20 harvested from actual icebergs. And the folks over at YellowBelly<\/strong> are always foraging about for ingredients like parsnips or even nettles. Their Hard Tack Ale uses leftover bread from next-door neighbour Rocket Bakery to make a delicious brown ale. Now that\u2019s what we call upcycling.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s nothing like experiencing a local scene at its very beginning, and for that, you need to go to Grande Prairie. Grain Bin Brewing Company<\/strong> is coming up fast with its award-winning Willie the Wit, which won three <\/em>gold medals at the 2017 Canadian International Beer Awards, including Best of Alberta\u2014yup, the whole province. Grain Bin is all about democracy, too. On their website, you can vote for the hops that will go into their next beer! Across town, GP Brewing Co.<\/strong> has Canadian pride down to a science. They use local water, local barley, and even processing equipment that\u2019s 100% Canadian made\u2014and that\u2019s a science that makes great beer.<\/span><\/p>\n Taps in Town<\/em>: 🍺 🍺 🍺 <\/span><\/p>\n Praise and Slays<\/em>: 🏅 🏅 🏅 🏅 <\/span><\/p>\n Creative Spirit<\/em>: 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 🦄 <\/span><\/p>\n OK, beer snobs. You may think you\u2019ve tried every possible type of beer, but here\u2019s a new one: gruit. Before hops were popular, there was gruit, a sort of herbal concentrate used to flavour beer. Some recipes date to 800 AD, but don\u2019t worry, they don\u2019t use nightshade anymore. Beau\u2019s Brewery<\/strong> in Vankleek Hill makes the best of the best, and they have the awards to prove it. The most interesting of them all is Bog Water\u2014brewed with bog myrtle, a local shrub. We bet no one else in your beer club has had that <\/em>before. (Bonus: They have an Oktoberfest, and it is wunderbar!) Once you\u2019ve tried every beer at Beau\u2019s\u2014and you will\u2014make your way to Blueberry Hill Bistro<\/strong> for dinner\u2026and even more local beer from their excellent selection.<\/span><\/p>\nRevelstoke, BC<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nLacombe, AB<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nMagdalen Islands, L’\u00c9tang-du-Nord, QC<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nHalifax, NS<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nHalton, ON<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nWhitehorse, Yukon<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nTatamagouche, NS<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nNeepawa, MB<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nRegina, SK<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nYellowknife, NT<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nSt. John\u2019s, Newfoundland<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nGrande Prairie, AB<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nVankleek Hill, ON<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nPenticton, BC<\/a><\/h3>\n
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